Afghanistan: Investment forecast

The latest value from 2025 is 12.3 percent, an increase from 10.9 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 23.76 percent, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 2002 to 2025 is 24.25 percent. The minimum value, 10.9 percent, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 55.85 percent was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Expressed as a ratio of total investment in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Investment or gross capital formation is measured by the total value of the gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.